people we know not. There are about 100 Spaniards at

St. Marks.

TIMOTHY BARNARD,

Agent and Interpreter.

CHRISTIAN LIMBOUGH,

Assistant Agent for I. A.

I certify the foregoing is a true copy from the original. CHRISTIAN LIMBOUGH,

Assistant Agent for I. A.

THE following is a paragraph added by colonel Hawkins, describing the two Indian towns called "Autotchcwau and Alligator." Autotchewau is nearly s. w. of Picolata 80 miles. It is the name of a pond, 15 miles long and 3 broad at the widest part: its length is nearly N. and s. In dry seasons about three parts dry up; on the dry parts a small reed, called by the traders maiden reed, grows quickly 6 or 7 feet high, extremely nutritious, on which horses and cattle fatten in short time. The pond is surrounded generally with open land, pine, covered with saw palmetto, and wire grass. The pine barren comes generally to the water's edge. Some small spots of oak woods adjoins the pond in detached parcels, on which the Indians plant; their settlements are scattered. On the south, and about two miles from the pond, there is a swamp, with good planting land on its margins, here the negroes have their fields and their settlements between it and the pond. The Indian settlements are on the w. and N. w. side. The path to Picolata is in open pine land, with saw palmetto, and wire grass, with cypress ponds and small bay galls.

Alligator Hole (called by the Indians Albutchooteac Alligator House) supposed to be 100 miles from Picolata, nearly w. 50 miles from Okefinocau swamp, and 70 or 80 from Trader's Hill. This is a pond nearly round, 4 miles diameter, good oak and hickory land around it, no swamp. The way to Trader's Hill is open, some sand hills, small bay galls and cypress ponds, pine land, with saw palmetto, and wire grass.

E. No. 2.

GENERAL PINCKNEY'S CORRESPONDENCE.

Mr. Monroe to Major General Thomas Pinckney. Depart ment of State, Nov. 3, 1812.

SIR, The President having committed to you the command of the troops, in the southern states, and, with it, the management of our concerns in East Florida, confided in the first instance to the late general Matthews, and afterwards to governour Mitchell, of Georgia, I have the honour to transmit to you the instructions and correspondence with those gentlemen, which have relation to that subject. You will consider these instructions as forming the rule of your conduct, in discharging the duties of this highly important trust.

In making this communication to you, I avail myself of the opportunity it affords of recalling to your recollection the acquaintance and friendship we formed in early life, at a most important epoch to our country, in the same quarter of our Union, and to assure you that the same sentiments have always been, and are still cherished by me towards you, with unabated warmth.

With great respect, &c.

JAMES MONROE.

Mr. Monroe to General Pinckney. Department of State, December 8, 1812.

SIR, I have had the honour to receive your letter of the 14th ult. with its enclosures.

In transferring to you the important trust, relating to East Florida, the President intended to vest you with all the powers which had been committed in the first instance to general Matthews, and afterwards to governour Mitchell. The powers of both those gentlemen were the same, as to their original objects. Additional instructions were given to the latter, founded on the acts of the former, which were disapproved. To these you likewise succeeded. To enable you to discharge the duties of this trust with advantage, copies of all the documents relating

to it in this office have been forwarded, and governour Mitchell, whose conduct in it has been entirely satisfactory to the President, will doubtless have communicated to you such information as he may have acquired more recently in regard to it.

This trust, from the duties incident to it, partakes partly of the civil and partly of the military character. It authorizes the acceptance of the province from the local authorities, should they be disposed to cede or surrender it to the United States, and to take possession of it by force, on a certain contingency, that of an attempt to occupy it by a foreign power. With the local authorities, an amicable arrangement only has been contemplated, which implies of course an amicable negotiation.

Force, with them, could not be resorted to, except on the contingency above mentioned, in which case it was to be applied, whether the attempt was made with or without the consent of the Spanish authorities.

In consideration of the wrongs which the United States received from Spain in the last war, for which no reparation has been made, they would have been justified in taking possession of such portion of the Spanish territory as would indemnify them. It is believed that other powers would have taken that step. In abstaining from it, the United States have been governed more by a spirit of moderation, and a sensibility to the peculiar circumstances of the Spanish monarchy, than by any apprehension of the Spanish force.

In proposing to the Spanish authorities an amnesty in favour of the people, who took part in the revolutionary movement, the United States relied on their high claim, founded on former injuries, which would have justified their taking possession of the province. By revoking general Matthews' powers, which could not be done without regret, as he was a revolutionary officer of merit, and had erred by excess of zeal only, and by ordering the territory to be restored to the Spanish authorities, at a time when they were almost overwhelmed, the United States gave a strong proof of their moderation and friendship for Spain. Had the Spanish authorities availed themselves of that occasion to evince a similar disposition. towards the United States, by an act of kindness to those

people, the accommodation would not have been rendered in vain. They, however, manifested a different spirit, and acted a different part. The suggestion of an amnesty was rejected with disdain, and an attack made on the troops of the United States while governour Mitchell was engaged in a negotiation with the Spanish authorities on the subject.

From the connection between Great Britain and the Spanish regency, it was to be presumed that the British government would, in the present state of affairs, have a complete ascendency over the Spanish councils.-This anticipation has been confirmed in regard to East Florida. We have seen this province, which bears, geographically, a very delicate relation to the southern and western states, made instrumental to the views of the British government, in every mode in which it might annoy us. Even before the present war with Great Britain, its ports were taken advantage of, by her, for very injurious purposes to us; and, since the war, we have seen that this hostile spirit has been carried to much greater extent; that the force at St. Augustine and Mobile has been increased; that the savages have been excited to commit hostilities against us; and, in short, that hostilities have likewise been committed by the Spanish troops themselves.

Since then East Florida has become essentially a British province, for British purposes, in relation to the United States, it were better that it belonged to England, as in that case we should have to contend with her only, unaided by the resources of Spain. How long this state of things will be permitted to remain, it is not in my power at this time to inform you. It is evident that we have every thing to apprehend from the hostility of those powers in that quarter, which their means will admit of.Under existing circumstances, therefore, the President thinks it due to the injured rights and interests of the United States, as well as to their honour, to maintain the ground on which you now stand, and to collect your force at Point Peter, for the purpose of protecting our own country, and chastising the savages who have committed hostilities; of watching the movements of England, and

of the Spanish forces acting under English influence, and of taking such ulterior measures, as may be found to be proper and necessary.

I have the honour, &c.

JAMES MONROE.

Copy of a Letter from his Excellency Governour Mitchell, to Major General Pinckney. Executive Department, Georgia, Milledgeville, December 17, 1812.

SIR, The importance and pressure of other publick duties, has prevented me from replying to your letter of the 13th of last month, so soon as I could have wished. I had an intimation from the Secretary of State, in a letter which I received from him of date 13th October last, that the President contemplated your appointment to the agency of the affairs of East Florida, and the intimation. gave me much pleasure, believing as I did, that the convenient relation which that agency had with your other duties as the commander of the military, your experience and superior talents, rendered the appointment in every respect proper.

You will herewith receive copies of the correspondence which took place between the Spanish authorities in Augustine, and myself, during my stay at St. Marys. By it you will perceive that a direct refusal was given, to hear any proposition from our government, until the troops should be withdrawn, and that an attempt was made to drive the troops out of the province, at the very commencement of our communications. With the attack made upon the troops, the correspondence between the person then in authority in Augustine and myself ended, for reasons which you will find in the subsequent correspondence between governour Kinderlan and myself. It is also proper for me to observe, that independent of the reason assigned in my first reply to governour Kinderlan, for not withdrawing the troops, I was partly influenced by the expectation of war with England, and consequently a determination on the part of our government to take possession of the Floridas, to decline in my second reply to that gentleman, making any proposition